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Gertrude Purcell
Writer, Additional Credits
Born June 14, 1895Died May 1, 1963 (67 years)
Purcell (who was described by a friend as a "masculine, funny, and hard-drinking woman") worked as a freelancer for much of her career, penning scripts for most of the major studios. During the McCarthy era she became an important informer due to her communist past, but before the process she attempted suicide. She then retired from her cinema career, but lived a decade more.
Filmography
| 1950 | |
| 1946 | Winter Wonderland · as Screenplay |
| 1945 | Paris Underground · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | In Old California · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out · as Contributing Writer |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman · as Screenplay |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | The Lady and the Mob · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's Chickens · as Screenplay |
| 1937 | Hitting a New High · as Screenplay |
| 1937 | Music for Madame · as Screenplay |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | |
| 1935 | If You Could Only Cook · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | The Girl Friend · as Screenplay |
| 1934 | Palooka · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | Cocktail Hour · as Screenplay |
| 1933 | Child of Manhattan · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | No More Orchids · as Screenplay |
| 1932 | Vanity Street · as Screenplay |
| 1931 | |
| 1930 | |
| 1930 | Follow the Leader · as Screenplay |
| 1930 | The Sap from Syracuse · as Screenplay |